Spotify’s stock price has been on a promising upswing, with analysts setting ambitious targets as shares edge near $400. The last time SPOT approached this mark was in early 2021, fueled by high-profile content deals, but concerns over profitability and market pressures pulled it down to the $70s in 2022. Under CEO Daniel Ek’s direction, Spotify shifted focus to profitability, cutting unnecessary expenditures. Analysts are optimistic, with targets ranging up to $490 from firms like Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, driven by projected subscriber growth, podcasting, and ad revenue.
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Mark Zuckerberg Dethroned: Three 22-Year-Old Mercor Founders Become Youngest Self-Made Billionaires
Mercor’s 22-year-old founders have become the world’s youngest self-made billionaires after a $350 million funding round valued the AI recruitment startup at $10 billion, surpassing Mark Zuckerberg’s record. Mercor, a fast-rising recruitment startup powering AI model training for Silicon Valley’s biggest labs, has created the world’s youngest self-made billionaires. Three 22-year-old cofounders, including two Americans of Indian origin, have dethroned Mark Zuckerberg as the world’s youngest sel
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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board
Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher. The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses. It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.
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Tyler Tolbert ties MLB record with 12 hits in 12 at-bats
Kansas City Royals utility player Tyler Tolbert tied the MLB record of 12 hits in 12 at-bats during the team's 16-11 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday. Tolbert, 28, launched a two-run home run in the second inning off Kodai Senga to tie the record before hitting four-straight singles. He had an opportunity in the top of the ninth inning to break the record, but couldn't get it done. He now joins Jose Miranda (Twins - 2024), Walt Dropo (Tigers - 1952), Pinky Higgins (Red Sox - 1938), and J
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Jay-Z Books London Concert At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Jay-Z is using two major anniversaries to frame a brief run of stadium shows this year. He is returning to the albums that helped define both his own catalog and a larger chapter in rap history. Reasonable Doubt turns 30 in 2026. Meanwhile, The Blueprint reaches its 25th anniversary. This gives the rapper two milestones substantial enough to anchor a live celebration. The run begins this weekend in New York. Jay-Z is scheduled to headline Yankee Stadium. For fans, the draw is straightforward: a
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Rihanna reassures woman battling cancer she never has to apologise for her appearance
Rihanna has a way of turning brief encounters into moments that linger. A recent interaction with a fan living with cancer quickly became one of those moments. In a video that spread online, the singer is seen meeting a woman inside a grocery store who hesitated before asking for a photo. “I look terrible, I live with cancer,” the fan told Rihanna. “Can I take a picture with you?” Rather than accept the apology, Rihanna immediately challenged the way the woman was seeing herself. “You don’t loo
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Nipsey Hussle’s Children Receives $11M Inheritance From Rapper’s Estate, Per Court Docs
The estate of late rapper Nipsey Hussle has distributed assets to his two children, according to newly filed probate records, marking a significant development in the administration of the artist’s estate more than six years after his death. Court filings show that Nipsey Hussle’s daughter, Emani, 17, and son, Kross, 9, each received a 50% share of the estate through a combination of cash and other property. The value of the distributions remains under seal. The estate has previously been estim
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